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    Hi,I'm in doubt again,in a school ,do we say school advisor or school counselor?
    Thanks a lot for your help.

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    In BrE, we use counsellor.
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    Default Re: counselor or advisor?

    Quote Originally Posted by Tdol View Post
    In BrE, we use counselor.
    I would spell it "counsellor", which is interesting as both Tdol and I are BrE speakers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by emsr2d2 View Post
    I would spell it "counsellor", which is interesting as both Tdol and I are BrE speakers.
    I'm with you. I think it was a Tdol-typo.
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    Default Re: counselor or advisor?

    My bad- I was thinking about the word and used the spelling the OP used.
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    Thanks

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